The IOM report, HIT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Bet

QUESTION

The IOM report, HIT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care, documented that safe use of health IT relies on: (Select all that apply.)

a. the interplay of people, process, and technology.
b. vendors, users, and government.
c. clinicians and patients.
d. commercial interests

ANSWER:

ANS: A, B, C
The safe use of HIT relies on many factors, including clinicians, patients, and socio-technical issues such as the interplay of people, process, and technology. Vendors, users, government, and the private sector all have roles to play.